𐀁𐀩𐀗

Mycenaean Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁mós (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to separate”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos).

Noun

𐀁𐀩𐀗 (e-re-mo /erḗmos/)

1. desert
   • c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2/LH IIIC), Pylos Er 312‎^[1]:

     𐀺𐀫𐀑𐀍𐀚𐀍 𐀁𐀩𐀗 / 𐀵𐀰𐀍 𐀟𐀔 𐂎 𐄌

     wo-ro-ki-jo-ne-jo e-re-mo / to-so-jo pe-ma GRA 6

     /wro(i)kiōnejos erḗmos / tosojo sperma GRA 6/

     the desert(?) of (the) wro(i)kiōn / of so much seed: 576(+) litres wheat

References

• (basic translation of PY Er 312:) Nakassis, Dimitri (2012) “Prestige and Interest: Feasting and the King at Mycenaean Pylos”, in Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, volume 81, number 1, →JSTOR, pages 1-20